Accolade of Excellence at WPPI 2007

Wow!
I have awarded with an Accolade of Excellence in the album competition this week at the 2007 Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) convention in Las Vegas, NV. WPPI convention is the largest gathering of wedding and portrait photographers in the world, and this year there was over 10,000 attendees from 37 different countries.

Many people were surprised with that I got awarded as the first time entry into the competition. I was very happy and realized a lot more to learn. As I went through works of other photographers, it became clear that photo album was more than just scrapbook of photos. Many of them carried stories and moments of people.

This album, entitled A Very Special Day, received its honor in the non wedding event category.

Thanks to everyone who entered and particularly to the judges, who had to spend long time on a record number of entries this year.

later... k